The Organisation Structure of the DepartmentDirector
of Homeopathy is the head of the Department functioning
in the Directorate under Secretary to Health & Family
Welfare of the Health Ministry. There is a Deputy Director
who is also functioning in the Directorate to the Director.
An Administrative Officer and an Administrative Assistant
are also there to assist the Director in the administrative
matters. To assist the Director in the Technical matters
a Technical assistant, who is a medical Officer in the Department,
is working in the Central store attached to the Directorate.

There are 13 District medical Officers for this department.
Each District Medical Officer has administrative control
over the institutions in his respective district. The District
Medical Officer, Kozhikode has administrative over the districts
Wayanad and Kozhikode. Under the District Medical Officer,
Superintendent, Chief Medical Officers and Medical Officers
are functioning in Hospitals and Dispensaries.

"Opening of Rural Homoeo Dispensaries" is
the major project/programme is being implemented under this
Department. Other plan aches which are implemented under
this Department are Directorate of Homoeopathy, Homoeopathy
District Offices, Taluk Hospitals, Increasing bed strength
in District and Taluk Hospitals, Providing Modern Equipments
and other facilities in Hospitals. Unification of staff
pattern in Hospitals and dispensaries, Strengthening of
District Hospitals, Assistance to Kerala State Homoeopathic
Co-Operative Pharmacy and Minor works.

The
major Non-Plan Programme/Scheme is Hospitals and Dispensaries.
Other non-plan schemes are Homoeopathy Directorate, District
Medical Officers and Minor works.Achievements
and success stories of the Department

In
Kerala the first Government Homoeopathic Dispensary was
started in 1958 when Dr. A.R. Menon was the Minister for
Health. Thereafter the Government Homoeo Dispensaries started
in the State were functioning as a separate wing under the
Department of Indigenous Medicines. In 1973 a Separate Department
was formed for Homoeopathic system of treatment by bifurcating
then Department of Indigenous Medicines. At the time of
formation of the Department there were 63 Homoeopathic Dispensaries
under Government sector. Now, at the end of the 9th plan
there are 524 Rural Homoeo Dispensaries and 31 Hospitals
with 970 beds under the Department of Homoeopathy. The total
staff strength is 2606. Over these years the Department
of Homoeopathy has made a steady progress is setting up
of a net work of Hospitals and Dispensaries with a view
to render medical aid to all especially to those at the
grass root level.